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unless since last used it has been thoroughly sterilized and disinfected by a
reasonable process approved by the Director of Health.

(F) Each and every mattress or article covered by this Section 64,
other than a feather or down-filled pillow, bolster, cushion, bed or com-
fortable or any second-hand article of upholstered furniture, shall bear
securely attached thereto and visible on the outside covering a substantial
cloth tag, upon which shall be plainly and indelibly stamped or printed, in
English, (a) a statement showing the kind of materials used in filling said
mattress or article and whether the materials used in filling are wholly new
or second-hand or partly second-hand; (b) the word "second-hand" upon
any article of which prior use has been made; (c) the number of the per-
mit issued for sterilizing and disinfecting.

Each and every pillow or other article covered by this Section 64, in
which feathers or down are used shall bear securely attached thereto and
visible on the outside covering a substantial cloth tag, upon which shall be
plainly and indelibly stamped or printed in English (a) a statement that
the feathers or down have been sterilized and disinfected in accordance
with this Section 64; (b) the number of the permit issued for sterilizing
and disinfecting the feathers or down; (c) the word "second-hand" upon
a feather or down-filled article of which prior use has been made.

Provided, however, that nothing in this Section 64 shall apply to the
re-making, re-upholstering, possession, sterilizing, disinfecting, tagging or
sale of any article of upholstered furniture of which prior use has been
made, or to any new article of upholstered furniture manufactured prior to
June 1, 1931."

No additional information shall be contained in said statements, except,
however, that when any article of upholstered furniture is made up of more
than one movable cushion, mattress, or pillow covered by this section the
tag required by this section to be attached to each cushion, mattress or
pillow may be attached to the body of such article of furniture in which
case said tag shall state thereon what material is used in filling the cushions,
mattresses or pillows making up such article of furniture as well as that
used in the body thereof.

The statement of materials used in filling must be in plain type not less
than one-eighth inch in height.

(G) The tag required by this Section 64 to be attached to any article
covered by this Section shall be not less than six square inches in size.

It shall be unlawful for any person to imitate, counterfeit, sell, or have
in his possession any imitated or counterfeited adhesive stamp required
under the provisions of this Section 64.

It shall be unlawful to use, exclusively, in the said statement concerning
any mattress, pillow, bolster or comfortable, the word "Felt," or words of
like import, if any other than garnetted materials are used in filling, or
the words "Curled Hair," or words of like import, if other than curled
hair is used in filling.

It shall be unlawful to make any false, untrue or misleading statement,
term or designation on such tag, or to remove, deface, alter or in any man-
ner attempt to remove, deface or alter such tag, or the adhesive stamp re-
quired by this Section 64, or cause to be removed, defaced or altered any
statement on a tag placed upon any article included in the provisions of
this Section 64.

(H) The Director of Health shall upon application to him by any
person entitled thereto, register such applicant, and assign a registry num-